History made! Surya Bonaly lands a Backflip during her free skate!
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- Опубликовано: 27 сен 2024
- Surya Bonaly landed a backflip on one blade during her free skate at the 1998 Winter Olympic Games in Nagano. This has never been repeated in Olympic competition since. Enjoy watching her full performance!
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She may not have taken home gold but she made the record books. All these years later, we still come back to watch her skate.
Skippy Baxter, as a professional show skater in the 1950s, and Terry Kubicka. Yeah, right,m the record books. Obviously, something you don't look at unless the person doesn't fit your ideal ethnicity.
No one came back to watch the gold medalist
@@joshuaosirisyou realize if a select few people have done it in a decade it’s still one for the books? Just cause you’re not the first doesn’t mean your name isn’t apart of history
@@joshuaosiristhis guys leaving a bunch of replies about how other people did backflips and saying we only care because surya is black. Weirdo
@@joshuaosiris Nobody cares 🤡
The fact that she pulled that off after a couple of mistakes is insane. What confidence!!!
Lol. In 90s they were not ready for black people in icescating. They made sure her extra talent didn't count because they didn't want her to win! I
@@cuttestbutterfly1They weren’t THAT anti-black in Europe around that time anymore mate. As another comment explained it, it was simply dangerous so it was against the rules. That doesn’t make the feat less impressive tho.
@@phoenixflamegames1don’t try and deny racism weirdo
@@phoenixflamegames1They changed the rules because she managed to do it. Then they penalized her.
@@sandboxlover2078 another one of the “racism barely exists in europe, unlike AMERICA!!!”
The fact that she ended facing with her back toward the judges and instead reaching to the audience is beautiful
One more parting shot towards them, the rules and the Olympics? And more to the contestants who competed fairly?
@@Deejaay83urj38a shot at the racism and unfairness she endured. They complained about everything she did , way before this. Why?
@@KhaleemaElder-cp7jrif anyone said racist comment, let them be called out
@@KhaleemaElder-cp7jrracism is more likely. Just watched a woman getting noted by her teacher for wearing revealing clothes along with her male friend (which shows sexism in this case) and even if someone who is american or smth would get a praise instead of gettjng dunked on like how this african lady got
Losers who having nothing to lose are always fun to watch.
She knew the fall put her out of the top spot, so she skated for herself and the fans. Bravo!
what's amazing is she planned do the back flip so even if she didn't fall she'd do it regardless
The backflip is actually against the rules in the Olympics, she fell and knew that she was going to be docked a lot of points so she didn’t really care if she was disqualified
@@foxicorn9964 How could she be disqualified if she'd never been convicted?
@@kshepard52why would she have to be convicted, this has nothing to do with the law
@@tiay6269 It was a political joke.
I remember watching this performance live and my mouth just dropped when she did her backflip on one foot. Just incredible. She made an impact on me forever…What an athlete!!
Skippy Baxter, as a professional show skater in the 1950s, and Terry Kubicka.
@@joshuaosirisno one cares.
@@joshuaosirisNobody cares dude. You've got problems
same here 👍
Video unavailable it says....
My heart broke when she fell, and then later stumbled, but then she stunned everyone with that powerful and brave back flip.
@joshuaosiris calm down... its not that serious
@@joshuaosiriswhy are you being a hater? Are you being paid by those two to talk about them on other people’s videos??? How does the fact that they did backflips take away from how stunning her performance was despite the flaws???
@@xMUNECAx clearly knows nothing about the topic the move had been banned for 20 years at the moment, she did it to show off knowing that she had nothing to do to win a medal. She got penalised for that. End of story.
i swear you women try so hard in including powerfull and stunning in your daily life that im 100% sure that none of you really are . Its like you females are jealous cause men have been brave during history¿ i dont get it , is it that important for your ego? bravery has to do with other things, not this
Yeah if you cant even perform easy moves, just do a hard move and risk breaking your neck in front of the whole world! How ridiculous that they banned this move!
A move that is still ‘against’ the rules as it is deemed too dangerous - at first it was said because landings had to be on one foot) Robin Cousins landed them on two feet) Soraya was amazing landed the back flip on one foot and they changed the rules again. She was penalised for the jump. We, fans, love and adore her for it.
rules are Not Laws! ...so they will/can be broken.
It makes the player hit accident so they don't allowed that stent
Some things are just gift from the most High if she can why not.
Cousins always copied from other people.
Scott hamilton also landed the back flip on two feet and Terry Kubika was the one who originated it in I believe 1978 at the world famous Broadmore World Arena in Colorado Springs. He was also disqualified for doing it in the nationals.
The fact that she fell and stumbled but still had that Resilience to push through and make flupping history tells you something about her!!
That's the best part
Skippy Baxter, as a professional show skater in the 1950s, and Terry Kubicka. She didn't make history.
@@joshuaosiris Still super impressive.
That was some real impressive skating
??? Why do you think that they "want to ignore" that?
That backflip came after many triples. Was expecting to see it earlier when she had more energy, but to pull it off towards the end when tired is very very impressive.
I meant to mention that as well. She did the flip at end of routine when tired. Even better
and landed on one leg/foot, no less!
@@kenmoreSFI’m pretty sure for scoring purposes it can’t count as a jump when you land on one foot so that’s why she had to do it that way? Very impressive that she didn’t just abandon the idea
Started off with one major mistake, followed by a couple of minor timing mishaps, probably due to nerves; but as her program progressed, she achieved near perfection. Excellent performance. The thing I hate about this sport is that the judges decisions are based on their own personal preferences rather than the skater's performance, which is why I never watch these contests.
She’s spoken about this and she was actually injured so the rotational landings were too painful which is also why a lot of her follow up triple were pulled and single instead. That jump was supposed to be another triple something but it seemed like it’d be too painful so instead she did that flip which she knew she could do and it wouldn’t require the same kind of landing. I thought that was really interesting
She was in pain.
The judges were adhering to the rules: the rules that clearly stated backflips were banned.
For this being the Olympics I expected much better. It was messy for Olympic grade skater
@@AvalonDreamzshe was INJURED dude
Standing ovations from the crowd. That's what really counts. (BACKFLIP ON ONE BLADE) Surya Bonaly 1998 Olympics 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏
She fell.
@@jonhohensee3258Not on the backflip genius
@@republiceviil Did I SAY she fell on the backflip, little lady???
@@jonhohensee3258She backflipped
👏👏👏
That’s crazy, I don’t watch figure skating but I knew she wouldn’t win based on the mistakes she had. But to come back and perform the rest of the set basically for the fans and herself is remarkable. I have no idea who won the gold that day but I’ll forever remember that backflip. 🎉
Many people booed the Judges for penalizing her. I remember watching this live, and it was amazing.
My parents explained why the backflip got panned. It’s dangerous. She threw it in because she knew the fall would cost her, she said “what the heck”
Bite me
Only any jump or flip is dangerous skating or no
@@desperatelyseekingrealnews Some are more dangerous, simpleton.
@@jonhohensee3258 Was the ad hom insult really necessary? Did it in any way enhance your point, or was it just nasty?
@@desperatelyseekingrealnews Backflip is more dangerous since there is risk of landing on your neck and on a certanly neck breaking speed too. If this element was allowed on big competiotions or be a part of standart programm we would have dozens of dead and crippled young athletes every year.
Her performance alongside the music choice were one of the most sublime moments I've experienced while watching sports, this was jaw-dropping.
exactly, i thought the musical piece was very fitting for the performance, and to pull that backflip off the way she did, just amazing!
Agree I never like the musical choices. This was perfect
The piece when she was doing the backflip is called Vivaldi - Winter
She knew she wasn’t going to win so she yolo’d. Not only by doing the backflip but when she finished, she finished with her back to the judges.
Based af.
Can’t help but respect it
@@user-uc5dm9bm7u I have nothing but mad respect for her.
A bold one, I like it.
I think that huge smile immediately after landing it and then the ovation from the crowd will last her a lifetime or two.❤ She was absolutely amazing.
She looked so proud when she nailed that backflip 🤩
The way she ends facing away from the judges 🥰
She was looking at us the audience!
Surya went out like a boss in her final amateur competition before turning pro. Ahead of her time pushing the boundaries in athleticism for women's figure skating. Today we see women landing multiple triples, triple combinations, and quads. Robbed multiple times of World Championships because she didn't fit the mold of what the judges wanted in a figure skating champion. This free skate wasn't about winning to her, it was about making a statement.
When she fell on the earlier jump, she knew she had no chance at a medal. And since this was her last amateur skate, she basically gave those miserable judges the finger with her backflip. I loved every minute of it.
Yeah, five-time European champion. So held down. So oppressed. She'd be doomed today because they also upped the value of footwork and spins, and at least by this point she'd never be able to rotate a quad.
@@smdrn66
ABSOLUTELY WONDERFUL.
The skating world is still very racist!
And i will always remember her i was 8 when this happened i think
She fell hard but got back up even stronger and did phenomenal! 🎉❤ she is so inspiring
The crowd really gave her flowers. What a reaction from them. She’s truly a legend.
They give flowers to everyone, even the losers.
@@bigpauliep6992 no one talented enough to be in the olympics is ever a loser
@@julien827 Unlike the world you live in, not everyone gets a medal : ergo, they are the losers
@bigpauliep6992 That all or nothing mindset is sad. If you have kids I feel sorry for them.
@julien827 obviously in life they are winners achieving their dreams and as a skating career overall they are winners. But technically yes the people that don't win in the Olympics are losers. You people have to look at this relatively, it's not like he's putting her on the same level as someone who just lost a local competition, she still is an Olympic skater.
She has so much courage, as year after year being criticise. She was an amazing athlete and artiste. She had grace skating on the ice. I'm glad the professionals now realized how talented she was. And like some comment mention how well ahead of her time she was.
What was she criticized for?
@@bunnyman6321 being black
After she did that backflip, her energy changed. So much celebration and activation of power. Truly amazing. Well done. 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉❤❤❤❤❤
Just heard an interview she gave about this performance. She was severely damaged injured and in quite a bit of pain. Beautiful routine considering…
She did all that while injured, what a phenom ❤❤❤
So glad you said that. Although she was utterly magnificent, I could tell something was just a bit off. Powerful skater!!!👏🏼
They are all in pain and tired even the winners.
@@joshuaosiristhe video is about HER, not the rest of them or skippy and the other dude you keep spamming in the other comments.
I'm glad I found this comment -- this was my first time seeing this video, and it got progressively harder to watch because it seemed like she was in pain, esp when she was on a particular leg. Near the end, I noticed she kept placing a hand on her thigh and was limiting the amount of momentum she'd gain during the last turns (not sure what they're called -- noticed it more in the last three types she ended the routine with).
One legged back flip was great! I have never seen that before. It is amazing she has been remembered for such a move.
Glad she went for it.
@@joshuaosirisno one cares.
@@joshuaosirisu already commented that. This lady got it!
@@joshuaosiris I know nothing about figure skating, so they must be irrelevant and this woman is clearly better and more relevant than they are.
The back flip alone should of won and a standing ovation!
Absolutely FABULOUS!!!All these years later still deserves a standing ovation. She definitely gets 5.5 from me💐💐💐❤️❤️
@@joshuaosirisare they paying you to say this?? Stfu already
@@joshuaosirisno one cares
Only 25 years ago but it has such a different feel. When they show the skater and her trainers at the end it seems so genuine and not so performative like athletes today in the age of smartphones, 24/7 cameras, etc.
I remember her vividly and was amazed at her strength and beauty… when she did that backflip… It had us all in awe… dangerous, yes, but AMAZING!!! Hated how the rules kept changing… she deserved those extra points!!!
Skippy Baxter, as a professional show skater in the 1950s, and Terry Kubicka.
@@joshuaosirisno one cares.
I watched this performance on TV (live, not the replay). She was amazing. Another fact is that she finished with her back to the judges whics is sort of an IN YOUR FACE as they had not been overly kind to her. Let's face it, judging such an event includes a lot of subject judgement and it is easy to like someone and not like another and the scores often subtly reflect this.
I remember it too. Judges haven’t ever been fair to her. Poor girl. Russian hearts were always with her.
She was highlighted in a piece about racism in figure skating recently. I also remember watching her when I was young and not understanding why she never won. They spoke of how the judges scored her and actually frowned upon the back flip. She was an incredible athlete.
Backflip was banned for being too dangerous. Several skaters can do the move, but don't simply because it would disqualify them.
She literally fell in the beginning and they still gave her a 5/6
The best thing about this clip (apart from the obvious) was no annoying disrespectful nattering from commentators. The audience/viewer is simply captured silently in the moment. Bravo 👏
An icon that made history books with that flip
her skating was just beautiful and elegant, her back flip was amazing and she is just so beautiful herself....
I remember watching her routine! It was amazing! They always underscored her! Nevertheless, you can not stop greatness!
am Fwrh trg/
Skippy Baxter, as a professional show skater in the 1950s, and Terry Kubicka. Are these guys great too? I bet you won't think so!
@joshuaosiris can u stop with this?? i get that ur trying to make a point, but can we just praise someone else for once? and some people probably don't even know who skippy is. u can't get mad at people for smth some people don't even know about!!
@@joshuaosirisyou’re mentally inept and racist.
@@imaniladiJoshua’s prejudice is clearly obvious.
Still now she’s giving me chills …. She kept me up all those nights back in those days … unbelievable grace and talent … Surya and Candeloro forever
She did ALL that in skates on ice ?! She deserves to win #1 FOREVER! 👏🏼 Amazing job!
Skippy Baxter, as a professional show skater in the 1950s, and Terry Kubicka. You must be angry now?
Wait till you see the winners
@@joshuaosirisyou keep pushing out those tired ayus names on EVERY comment that applauds what THIS woman did on that day. Stop being a hater and let her have the adoration she deserves for such a beautiful performance despite the fall and stumbles, she was great, let her be great. If you’re still pressed, go to THEIR videos and applaud THEM for whatever tf impressed you.
Well, she also fell all over the ice, and they judge for artistry, which… yeah, take a look at the winners.
Penalising her for the jump was bullshit, but she wasn’t going to win anyway, and on the other hand we all know how Tonya turned out… if you want to put all your eggs in the gymnastics basket, be a gymnast.
@@joshuaosirisExactly, back in the days this was the norm... But they are both white men, so...
She was an amazing skater just goes to show how closed minded they are to new stuff she was changing the game making it more exciting Respect to this fine athlete
I was 8 when this was new but can you believe people used to stay Midori Ito was too 'robotic' in her prime? Imagine saying that about Yuna Kim or Evgenia!
"just goes to show how closed minded they are to new stuff" What the is this supposed to mean? Who is closed-minded? The judges that gave her 5/6 of a perfect score even though the rest of the performance was only mediocre? The audience that clapped their hands raw while cheering?
This was normal until they banned sommersaults in 1976... She knew she'd lost so she threw it in as many have done before her (Baxter, Kubicka, etc)...
She didn't change anything in the sports. Get your facts straight.
@@fullyawakened I think they are talking about how the back flip is banned...
I remember seeing that in the Olympics!
She was Amazing! She probably knew she wouldn't win gold after falling
& went for going down in Olympic history instead!!
Kudos to your courage, Surya!!!
She only went down for culture vultures
3:57 amazing backflip ❤
for those who do not want to sit through the entire routine, back flips starts @ 3:58 to 4:01
Thanks ❤!
Huh????????? You’re disgusting! If you’re that uninterested and find it so boring to watch then why bother watching at all ?! What a rude and disrespectful comment 😡
Who on earth would scroll down through mundane comments before watching the thing, specifically created for entertainment?
Lol @@drewbewhoreal
@@drewbewhoGood point, well if if people give it enough like and make it the top comment, then it might work I guess.😅
I don't think I've ever seen anybody ice skate like that. That was amazing
Skippy Baxter, as a professional show skater in the 1950s, and Terry Kubicka. I bet you haven't.
@@joshuaosiriscry about it
@@joshuaosirisno one cares.
Loved seeing her!! They never gave her the credit she deserved!!! Loved when she ended she gave her back to the judges …. Take that!!!!
Scott Hamilton didn't do his backflips during competitions, but included them in his exhibition shows which crowds loved.
And he never landed on one foot. Bonaly was an inspiration to him.
She is still one of my favorite skaters of all time. I remember my hands sweating every time she skated.
Oh my word! The drama in this performance was out of this world!!!! Surya is a superstar!
Skippy Baxter, as a professional show skater in the 1950s, and Terry Kubicka.
@@joshuaosirisno one cares.
@@xMUNECAxYou’re annoyingly parroting this in every comment, huh?
@@cbgbstew4072 yet you say nothing about the person who is spamming about skippy Baxter and some other 🌈got, he’s the REASON I’m “parroting” that comment, now say something to him.
I actually remember watching this live and I didn't think much more of it as a cool trick. Knowing now that it has never been done again since then makes me smile.
It's never been done in competition again because it's banned. Loads of skaters do them in shows.
It was breathtaking! The lack of immediate audience response hurt my heart. Her strength grace and beauty is phenomenal!🎉
And still doing backflips today !!!!!!!!! Bravo.
She is absolutely amazing no matter what the judges think or see. The world is entertained
I will never forget this ever, when i watched it as a young girl. I was amazed and still am
My favorite skater ever because of the flip. She was also training as a gymnast but chose skating.
I remember watching this live. When she did that backflip and landed it on one foot, the whole house erupted. It was like she’d scored a touchdown at the Super Bowl. Truly an amazing moment that I vividly remember to this day.
Reading that she got penalized by doing it made me sad for her. Such an incredible move landed on a single foot… Happy for the History, sad for the story :( Sending big love from Portugal!
As someone who roller blading and could do flips, Going forward is easy going backwards takes guts and power and talent...we do at times forget the talent that is around us everyday
@@joshuaosirisno one cares.
She made the flip look so easy. She may not have got gold but she will be remembered for her back flip when others will eventually be forgotten.
She will be remembered for illegal move. Culture vultures dont matter, the winners will be remembered
She may not have won over the judges, but she won in the hearts of so many fans.
It was truly brave of her to land it
Skippy Baxter, as a professional show skater in the 1950s, and Terry Kubicka. Were They brave?
@@joshuaosirisno one cares.
@@joshuaosirisPutain prend un calmant
I remember watching this in real time. I am in just as much awe now as I was then.
Real fighters keep going. I've been watching figure skating since the 80s and she's one of the most underrated skaters. Backflip was amazing ❤
I just love watching her skate. Beyond talented.
Skippy Baxter, as a professional show skater in the 1950s, and Terry Kubicka.
@@joshuaosirisno one cares.
@@joshuaosirisu should grow out of this kindergarten logic mguy! just because someone else is talented doesn't mean she isn't. more than one person can be talented at once! thats the reason why we have those competitions in the first place
she's so elegant and has a poise nature about her. her skating is purely beautiful.
I've never watched ice skating, and ended up tearing up before. The way i am now. I didnt expect to get emotional at all. This was amazing & inspirational, from beginning to end. Queen & legend, and so beautiful too. 🙏👑💜💐💐💐💐💐
Another clueless culture vulture comment
I love her! I don't think we got to see much of her. And she was so beautiful too!❤
Extraordinary talent, beauty, and sweet spirit. Just seeing the video for the first time and was captivated by her energy and had to watch several times.
Beautiful person, beautiful performance ♥️♥️🙏🙏🇺🇸🇺🇸
This was pure athleticism, and even though they penalized her for it, I am so happy to have seen her do it.
Amazing Performance! I actually got outta my bed to give her a standing ovation! The amount of Passion she displayed and the level of precision she was able to maintain while carrying out her program was just amazing! I read a comment mentioning that she was actually in pain and that it compromised her performance. It’s even more amazing that she pulled off that backflip!
This brought tears to my eyes. Amazing
5:49 1998 The Backflip
Happy to see this elegant and gracious lady make it to the top. It shows hard work and dedication. I also love the affection from her team who seem so close to her.
BRILLIANT, especially since SHE GOT BACK UP! Especially in the face of all the unfairness she endured in the sport. BRILLIANT.
I followed Surya's entire career and to say the skating world should be ashamed at the way they mistreated this awesome talent. Courage under fire, standing tall in the face of racism and adversity Surya is and will forever be a winner
Such a beautiful young woman delivering such a great performance, & even after a couple of slip-ups she pushed on through & delivered, I'm full of respect & admiration, the marks did not reflect her achievement ❤🎉😊❤🎉😊
3:55. Watching again and again.
And Miss Surya made it look easy!!!😮
The infamous backflip is 3:59 for anyone who doesn’t want to watch the whole program
Wow!!!! That was breathtaking!!!!!!
Interesting that the backflip is considered too dangerous to allow, yet pairs skaters are flinging each other around and have many collisions with the ice from 8 feet in the air.
I still remember watching this live. History was definitely made, no one will ever forget how graceful she was and the backflip on ice skates!
Phenomenal. She seemed disappointed in the early fall and made sure to show that she is on a different level on the ice. 3:54 from the side. It's also at 5:46 from the front angle.
She was always UNDERSCORED , throughout her whole career. Loved this move
I can't imagine how painful/difficult it is to land a backflip on skates, WITH ONE FOOT! Truly impressive.
That's INCREDIBLE! 🙌🏻
She is to France, what Debbie Thomas was & still is to America, during a time Black girls around the WORLD NEEDED to See❤. Continue to Blaze more trails young lady❤😊.
Greatly appreciated, excellent backflip performance congratulations 👌👌👌
Surya Bonaly was & is a fabulous skater. She should have won a gold medal!
❤❤❤
Skippy Baxter, as a professional show skater in the 1950s, and Terry Kubicka.
@@joshuaosirisno one cares.
@@xMUNECAx😂😂😂
Surya means Sun! She is Gold! ❤
Yuka Sayo deserved the gold medal because of her almost perfect execution of routines; her performance was so spotless. Bonaly was also performed well but her performance on the video was not that clean and she committed some mistakes. I love them both
What bothers me the most about this video is the fact that they had to throw in in slow motion her 2 mistakes…. that is just extremely insulting and humiliating 😢
@@flowerpower4065 Agreed. It felt like a complete picture of the type of disrespect this athlete endured.
lmfao this wasn't about Yuka Sayo, this is now about Surya Bonaly.
@@BerriyesYour greta black hope lost and now getting praised for banned move. Lol culture vultures
3:59 what an incredible flip! Wow.
I feel so much pride watching such an accomplished athlet representing France so well.🤩
I've never seen anyone do the backflip like Surya Bonaly before or ever since.
Absolutely beautiful to watch! Her grace, her beautiful dark skin against the white ice, the pastel colors of her costume! But to see her skate so gracefully - and then do a backflip!! I was clapping hard as I sit here watching her on my phone! An elderly lady in New Zealand.
I remember watching this with my friends. They would always come over to our house. Plenty of room and plenty to munch on with loads of room in front of the TV. When she hit that back flip my Mom thought a car crashed through the front window or something. She wasn't representing the country I live in, but dang that was great to watch. This young Lady broke the glass ceiling for the next generation of Skaters to go through it and go higher. Bravo Ms. Bonaly.
3:55 The beautiful flip. Wow. Shes so graceful.
She made records with that iconic flip
❤She perfectly expresed the music with her body, every body can drop tears in this amazing performance.👏👏👏👏👏
😮she took a risk.Glad she was not injured .
And she landed on ONE foot! I always like watching Ms Bonaly. She may not have had all the precision and "prettiness" of other skaters, but she was always a real powerhouse. Her mother was so supportive, too, and always by her side, like here during the scoring. she always did her fearless best!
Elle etait extraordinaire, ça a été dur pour elle. Respect !
Я её помню,я тогда совсем малая была.она пыталась раздвинуть границы фигурного катания.за неё это сделала Этери Тутберидзе со своими девочками.сальто сурии выполнено идеально,молодец!